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Career paths

We measure our people not on what they have but on what they can do.

WSDOT offers you an exciting variety of challenging and rewarding career opportunities. We take your energy, initiative, and talent and combine it with our resources, training, and support and then apply it to some of the most unique and critical transportation problems you can image solving.

There is no limit to where you can go within WSDOT and to the satisfaction you’ll have from a career with us. Our employees make a positive difference each day in the quality of life for our citizens living in and traveling through the State of Washington.

Administrative

Our Administrative divisions help keep Washington's people and business moving by providing critical services that support both our internal and external customers.

Management

WSDOT's strategic plan is based on the programs and budgets authorized by the State Legislature and adopted by the Governor. This blueprint for state transportation programs and investments reflects the latest research and exploration of national and international transportation trends.

Our managers use performance measures, markers, and mileposts to help ensure our preservation, safety, mobility, and environmental goals are met. At WSDOT, we recognize and reward performance and support employee growth and professional development.

Career choices include financial management, project delivery, project management, and program management.

Engineering

Our professional staff is responsible for planning, building, and operating an innovative multi-modal transportation agency in one of the fastest growing areas of the country. Imagine being part of an organization recognized for bringing its projects in on time and on budget.

Information Technology

WSDOT has a three-part strategy to reduce traffic congestion in Washington. This strategy emphasizes building or altering lanes and roads, improving the function of existing roads, and supporting alternatives to driving or driving alone.

Whether it’s in the office, laboratory, or field, our paraprofessional and technical employees perform skilled tasks in support of our strategic plan of adding capacity, operating efficiently, and managing demand.

Maintenance

WSDOT is responsible for maintaining more than 7,000 miles of highways, over 11,000 vehicles, and nearly 3,500 bridges and structures, including the world's widest and second longest floating bridges. Our State Ferries has 24 vessels and carries more than 24 million passengers annually.

It takes talented and dedicated individuals to safely operate, maintain, and repair our transportation system and keep it free of hazards and open to the traveling public year-around.